Evangelical Catholic Church

Evangelical Catholic Church
Classification	Lutheran
Orientation	Evangelical Catholic
Polity	Episcopal
Origin	1976 Arizona
Members	under 500

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The Evangelical Catholic Church is an Independent Catholic Church which is theologically Lutheran, embracing the Augsburg Confession (often termed High Lutheran). Its membership numbers under 500. It was incorporated in Arizona in 1976. It practices infant communion.^[1]

References

1. A Brief Study of the Lutheran Churches in America, Church of the Lutheran Confession

See also

• Evangelical catholic